Batata Vada

Batata Vada

Spiced mashed-potato balls (vada filling) typically coated in besan batter and fried; this text includes the potato filling and batter mix.

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Potatoes (boiled and mashed)
• 1 Lemon
• 3–4 Green chillies
• Coriander leaves
• Onion (finely chopped)
• Ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tsp Whole masala (khada masala)
• 2 small spoons Garam masala
• 1/2 vati Besan (gram flour) (for batter)
• Onion (chopped; for batter)
• Red chilli powder (for batter)
• Salt (for filling and batter; to taste)
• Garam masala (for batter)
• Asafoetida (hing) (for batter)
• Water (as needed to make batter)

Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes and mash them.
2. Add lemon, green chilies, coriander leaves, finely chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste, whole masala, garam masala, and salt; mix well.
3. Shape the mixture into balls.
4. For the besan batter: mix besan with chopped onion, red chilli powder, salt, garam masala, and hing; add water as needed to form a batter.